PAMASAWATA is a community located in Dagat-dagatan, Navotas. The community has an estimated population of about 2,000-3,000, about 400-500 housholds.

Community Profile Survey
As of October 2005
(Number of Respondents – 10% of Total Households)

General Profile
The biggest number of respondents belong to age bracket 36-40 and 41-45, with 8 respondents or 16% of the total respondents and 10 respondents or 20% of the total respondents respectively.

28 respondents or 56% of the total respondents are male and about 22 respondents or 44% of the total respondents are female. Married respondents account to 46 respondents or 92% of the total respondents. Only 4 respondents or 8% of the total respondents who are not married.

About 26 respondents or 52% of the total respondents did not finish high school and only 12 respondents or 24 % of the total respondents finished high school. Only 12 respondents or 24% of the total respondents are college level and no one finished college among the respondents.

Economic Profile
32 respondents or 64% of the total population are employed but mostly on contractual/casual status. About 16 respondents or 32% of the total respondents are self-employed and 12 respondents or 24% of the total respondents are unemployed. Most of the respondents’ monthly income falls under the income bracket 4000-below and Comparing with the monthly expenditures, most of the respondents’ expenses fall under expenditure bracket 4000-below.

More than 50% of the respondents are resident-owners. Most of the respondents are squatting which account 26 or 52% of the total respondents.

Most of the respondents have television set which account to 42 respondents or 84% of the total respondents. About 26 respondents or 52% of the total respondents have VHS/VCD/DVD player. Only 18 respondents or 36% of the total respondents account with radio.

Spiritual Profile
46 respondents or 92% of the total respondents are Catholic and the remaining 4 or 8% of the total respondents are Non-Catholic.

About 44 respondents or 88% of the total respondents attend Church activities once a week. About 30 respondents or 60% of the total respondents are not members of any Church organizations. Only 20 respondents or 40% of the total respondents have membership in Church organizations.

Health Profile
Cough, fever, diarrhea and flu are the most common sickness in the household. Medical consultation of 14 respondents or 28% of the total respondents are done monthly, about 12 respondents or 24% of the total respondent attend to medical consultation once a year, and 18 respondents or 36% of the total respondents attend to medical consultation occasionally. About 26 respondents or 52% of the total respondents go to community health worker and only 14 respondents or 28% of the total respondents go to the doctor for medical consultation. About 16 respondents or 32% of the total respondents go to community health center/barangay health center for consultation and 18 respondents or 36% of the total respondents go to government hospitals. About 33 respondents or 44% of the total respondents take commercial drugs for medication and only 22 respondents or 64% of the total respondents take herbal medicines.
Most of the respondents go for rice, vegetables and fish. But it is to be noted also that bread, canned goods and noodles are also the usual food bought by the respondents.

Most of the respondents’ water source, 46 respondents or 92% of the total respondents, is NAWASA.

Socio-cultural
Watching movies is preferred by 24 respondents or 48% of the total respondents as to their recreational activity. Only 6 respondents or 12% of the total respondents like sports and 4 respondents who make up the 8% of the total respondents are engaged in gambling.

As to membership in civic organizations, about 30 respondents or 60% of the total respondents are not members of any organization and 20 respondents or 40% of the total respondents are members of a civic organization.